October 2011
5 posts
Comic Con Update: RedBubble in the Big Apple →
NYCC has begun. Well, almost, technically it opens in about 10 hours but this evening there was a preview for the press and some hardcore fans so we had to have our booth spic ‘n’ span which mainly…
30 Stunning Examples Of Lomography For World Toy... →
This Saturday October 15 is World Toy Camera Day. To the casual observer, the love of inexpensive, plastic cameras like the Holga, Diana, Lubitel and Lomo LC-A may seem like a passing fad…
The Weekly Wrap →
It’s time for another wrap up of news and activity from artists on RedBubble. Here’s just some of the action we spotted this week.
Works by Amy-Elyse Neer
Amy-Elyse…
New York Comic Con Challenge Winners →
A number of weeks ago we set you the task of creating a brand new, highly original comic book character to be shown off and given away as a limited edition t-shirt at RedBubble’s booth at this…
The Weekly Wrap →
It’s time for another wrap up of news and activity from artists on RedBubble. Here’s just some of the action we spotted this week.
Works by Zomboy
Zomboy was …
March 2011
3 posts
International Women's Day →
Tuesday the 8th of March marks the centenary of International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion, events are taking place in more than 100 countries. International Women’s Day is a celebration…
The Weekly Wrap →
It’s been another busy week on RedBubble. Lots of bubblers are making plans to meet up, exhibiting their work, embarking upon new projects, sharing tips and advice and offering bucket loads of…
Improve Your Drawing Skills With A Little Practice →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up In our post on writing fiction last week, one of the writers spoke about the importance of writing daily, not…
February 2011
9 posts
Mini Challenge: Faces In Places →
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Today’s mini challenge is dedicated to the unnoticed models all around us. They look on patiently as the dog, the…
The Weekly Wrap →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up Another week, another jam packed wrap up of news and activity from artists on RedBubble. We’ve spotted insightful…
How to Write Great Fiction →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up Big Think is a wonderful source of knowledge, ideas and inspiration. The site features videos, articles and…
Coming Soon: Collections →
For many moons bubblers have wished for an easier way to arrange the work in their portfolios. You’ve dreamt of a time when the repetitive clicking of arrows is but a distant memory. A time when…
Northern Lights Heading Further South? →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up News agencies are reporting that the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) may be visible a little further south…
Inspiration: Blind Photographers →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up We recently stumbled upon the work of Pete Eckert, a Sacramento photographer and visual artist who decribes his…
Adobe Photoshop CS5 'Imaginify' Challenge →
The fine people at Adobe® are giving bubblers chance to win over $5000 worth of prizes including 4 copies of Adobe Photoshop CS5 and a copy of Adobe CS5 Design Premium. All you need to do is put…
The Weekly Wrap →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up Another seven days, another bumper list of news, tips and inspiration from hard working bubblers. You’ve…
Inspiration: Capturing the last of London's... →
Tweet Share Subscribe Bookmark Vote up In 2007, while working alone in a once busy darkroom, artist Richard Nicholson realised it may not be too long…
October 2010
8 posts
It's the 'One Day Left on Calendar Promotion'... →
As it will no doubt be indelibly marked in your diary, I’ve no real need to remind you of our excellent Buyers’ Booth and how each and every Thursday I give away US$30 to marvellous images…
RedBubble Curates... Burnt Rubber →
They may just be the exclamation mark of a passing century, but oh what a century. We went from horse and buggy to 100 miles an hour in 50 years. With this came unparalleled freedom. Cars…
Prepare for the Horror Part Two plus 'Dress the... →
Well last friday we sorted you some Halloween costumes to ensure you look suitably disturbing on the night, and now we’d like to cast your attention to some excellently ghoulish greeting…
Prepare for the Horror Part One - Halloween... →
Aside from epic Calendar Promotions October is also well known for containing Halloween. A marvellous excuse for playing with spiders, brains, and blood, eating too many sweets and…
RedBubble Curates... Do You Want To Play? →
They wander around our feet, jump onto our laps and delight us when we are down. Sensitive to our illnesses, forgiving of our grumpiness and indifferent to our anxieties, dogs and cats are…
Behind a Door, Inside a Cave, Alone on a Couch →
Some say that RedBubble HQ is modelled on an Indian Ashram. Others swear it is actually located in a Russian Gulag. The truth is now out thanks to an interview RedBubble co-founder Pilgrim (aka…
Postcard Poems - 1,2,3 →
Postcard Poetry tracks the journey of our souls. Last weekend saw some phenomenal initial poems and images. Our judges were twisted in knots of doubt, anxiety and conflict. After administering…
Leaf Art. →
Somewhere in China there are some people with an inordinate amount of patience and very skilful fingers. They are taking the leaves from the Chinar tree, (some kind of Asian Maple) native…
September 2010
4 posts
Pip Gerard Curates.....Time's Winged Chariot →
The skull – that most powerful motif of our own mortality – fascinates. In the master’s hands it sits in counterpoint to the beautiful woman. The biker inscribes it on his chest. Emptied of…
MissionMonday: Curious Characters →
Last week we packed ourselves a lunch and left the office to get a better understanding of Tim Burton’s brain. Unfortunately we only had a couple of hours and so it was a reasonably futile…
Weekend Reading - Inspired →
Images inspire and sometimes we find the words to write about it. Last week we asked you about art that had moved you. Your words led us through your own artistic journey. Among the short works,…
New York Photos: 23 Mighty Shots of Manhattan... →
Caliente by Zohar- taken in Uptown Manhattan You will have not forgotten the New York Images we recently posted here, well it was such an inspiring collection we thought we’d try it…
August 2010
15 posts
Century old Russians - Now Available In Color →
That man, as we’re sure you already know, is Isfandiyar Jurji Bahadur, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm. Which may or may not be interesting, what is remarkable is that this…
Pilgrim Curates....Hope & Courage →
My heroes in life are ordinary. Waking up each day and dealing with the ordinary challenges of life takes extraordinary courage. I celebrate the countless many who show grace and humour…
I Saw the World Anew ... →
We have recently started a program called Curated Series where people get to write inspiring words about art that has caused them to see the world anew. Ever since…
'How To Draw' with Mr Baxter - feat. 'The Owl' →
Good hello and welcome to my first and probably last tutorial on the age old art of drawing things with pencils. In today’s lesson we’ll be…COLLEEN STOP THAT AND FACE THE FRONT… learning how to…
The Exquisite Palette - A Collaborative Exhibition →
Under normal circumstances an article about a collection of 216 wooden artists palettes may not spark much interest. However if those palettes had been delivered to 216 Australian artists…
Your Beautiful Eyes - Suren Manvelyan Goes Macro →
When it comes to disturbingly impressive macro photography of eyes Suren Manvelyan is a patient fellow, but away from the lens he’s also a busy fellow. He teaches physics, mathematics &…
MissionMonday: Faces In Places →
There are two things of which we are almost certain, ‘humans will always anthropomorphize everything whenever possible’ and ‘if you’ve used the internet you must have come across Faces In Places at some point in your travels’. (If the latter is not true it’s of the upmost importance you visit immediately.)
Remarkable Secrets Revealed →
Last weekend was our chance to confess somebody else’s secret. Frankly much more fun than owning up to our own. Our understanding of certain events needs correction with some of these…
It's All About You →
We’ve been inundated with a letter about some of the more random things hanging on the walls of RedBubble HQ. In particular the frames containing text. Well the thing is, although we come across…
New York Photos: 30 Stunning Shots of Manhattan at... →
“Make your mark in New York and you are a made man.” -Mark Twain It might all be thanks to Mad Men, but we’ve been noticing a serious amount of fine Manhattan photography on RedBubble of late….
Isa Rodriguez Curates.....Bold and Beautiful →
I tried to find one thing that keeps me going in my daily journeys and it’s people. Pure and simple. When I think of people and how to photograph them…. a contemplative force always draws…
Incredible Miniature Pencil Sculptures by Dalton... →
Dalton Ghetti must have a fine combination of excellent eyesight, insane patience and phenomenal talent, either that or he’s some kind of tiny Edward Scissorhands. Either way, when he’s not…
Not my PostSecret →
We all love PostSecret. That chance to pry into other people’s lives and feel better about our own. You know the sort of thing … The only problem is that most people’s…
Sibel Sancar Curates....'A Different View Of Life' →
Here is a collection of particularly unusual still-life images. In all of them, bottles, glasses, fruits, chairs, flowers etc. are in very different compositions to how one usually finds…
Ben Heine - Pencil Vs Camera →
There’s a fellow in Belgium by the name of Ben Heine who evidently couldn’t decide between photography or illustration as a career and promptly chose both. With a great deal a skill and…
February 2010
6 posts
Homepage, it's new. →
You might remember quite some time ago we here at RBHQ started working on a new homepage. We did some nerdy A/B testing to figure out whether it was awesome or not and, after chatting with you,…
Hello New Greeting Cards! →
The new greeting cards have landed. Hats off to our very talented development team, Paul, Georg, Rick and Russell who perform all sorts of technical wizardry each week – mostly behind the…
Greeting Cards are Changing →
Hello, As foreshadowed in the roadmap we’re introducing paper greeting cards. Next week in fact. These new cards will be replacing the current photo greeting card. For those who would still…
Our thoughts on groups →
Groups are the little villages within the RedBubble universe, organised around a subject, genre, style or geographic location. Theyʼre places where like minded artists can gather to learn,…
Get Your Fresh New T-Shirt Previews Here →
Holy Guacamole, last week Sarge said we’d have New T-Shirt Previews quite soon, and now we have New T-Shirt Previews. How efficient is that? Should have got him a better Christmas present. Oh…
Three Cheers for Three →
RedBubble is three. That is right, three years ago today RedBubble was born. As Christoper Robin might say “when we were three we were almost me”. Feels sought of right….